The unemployment rate for white, Black, and Hispanic women increased in June, while it decreased for men in the three racial groups.

The unemployment rate for white, Black, and Hispanic women increased in June, while it decreased for men in the three racial groups.
The unemployment rate for white, Black, and Hispanic women increased in June, while it decreased for men in the three racial groups.
  • In June, the unemployment rate rose among white, Black, and Hispanic women.
  • Last month, male workers from these demographic groups experienced a decline in jobless rates.
  • The labor force participation rate remained constant for white workers but decreased for Black Americans. On the other hand, this number increased for both Asian and Hispanic Americans.

The unemployment rate for women in the white, Black, and Hispanic racial groups increased in June, in accordance with the overall trend, as per data released by the Department of Labor on Friday.

In June, the unemployment rate for white, adult women increased to 3.1% from 3.0% the previous month. Similarly, the jobless rate rose for Black and Hispanic women to 5.7% from 5.2% and 4.5% from 4.1%, respectively.

The unemployment rate increased to 4.1% from 4.0% last month, in line with the overall trend of rising unemployment.

While the unemployment rate for men in all three racial groups decreased, the rate for Black men dropped the least, from 6.4% to 6.1%.

According to Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, women have experienced significant gains during the pandemic recovery, including historic highs in employment. However, there was a softening among women in June, which was accompanied by a rise in men's employment.

Last month, there was a rise in female unemployment, yet there was also an increase in jobs in healthcare and social assistance sectors, which are typically not considered male-dominated.

The unemployment rate for white workers remained constant at 3.5%, while it decreased from 5% to 4.9% for Hispanic workers. However, it increased from 6.1% to 6.3% for Black Americans and from 3.1% to 4.1% for Asian Americans. Unfortunately, the jobless rates for Asian workers based on gender were not readily available.

The labor force participation rate increased to 62.6% from 62.5% in May.

The labor force participation rate for white workers remained stable, while it decreased from 62.9% to 62.7% for Black Americans. In contrast, the participation rates for Asian and Hispanic workers increased from 65.3% and 67.3% to 65.9% and 67.5%, respectively.

— CNBC's Gabriel Cortes contributed to this report.

by Lisa Kailai Han

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